Jean Craighead George
61) Cliffhanger
Author
Pub. Date
2002.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
Despite the dangers of a thunderstorm, Axel and his father make a difficult climb to rescue Axel's stranded dog.
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Pub. Date
2001.
Language
English
Description
As she grows through the first years of her life in the Catskill Mountains of New York, a peregrine falcon called Frightful interacts with various humans, including the boy who raised her, a falconer who rescues her, and several unscrupulous poachers, as well as with many animals that are part of the area's ecological balance.
63) Arctic son
Author
Pub. Date
1997.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
A baby boy is given an Inupiat name to go with his English one and grows up learning the traditional ways of the Eskimo people living in the Arctic.
66) Giraffe trouble
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Pub. Date
[1998]
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
A young giraffe living on the African plains learns how to be wise as well as fearless when a lion attacks.
Author
Pub. Date
1992.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
Sixth-grader Liza K., one of five homeless people living in an unspoiled forest in southern Florida, searches for a missing alligator destined for official extermination and studies the delicate ecological balance keeping her outdoor home beautiful.
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English
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"Mark Twain's classic The Adventures of Tom Sawyer has been enjoyed by generations of readers across the world since its publication in 1876. With its humorous glimpses into life in nineteenth-century, small-town America, this novel has provided unique social commentary that continues to be discussed in classrooms today. Tom Sawyer, a mischievous boy growing up in the fictional town of St. Petersburg, Missouri, is constantly getting in and out of...
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Sam leaves home for the mountains after being told that the family trip has been canceled, preventing him from doing the algae experiments he had planned for. The film chronicles his struggle for independence, and his battle with the forces of natures. *"A slender, honest study of a boy learning to be a man in his own way." - Howard Thompson, **The New York Times***
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